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SSH Connection Manager: Tengingarstjóri

Tengingarstjóri, tg for short, is a Python TUI based SSH connection manager that integrates seamlessly with your existing SSH configuration.

Add new hosts with tg add

$ tg add -n "test-proxy" -h "internal.example.com" -u "admin" \
    --proxy-jump "bastion.example.com" \
    --local-forward "3306:localhost:3306" \
    --notes "Test connection with proxy and tunnel

List hosts with the tg list command

Supports table, compact and json output formats.

$ tg list -f compact
SSH Connections:

 1. deep-internal - root@172.16.5.10:22

 2. test-proxy - admin@internal.example.com:3306

 3. callisto - ryan@192.168.86.56:3356

$ tg list -f json
{
  "connections": [
    {
      "name": "deep-internal",
      "host": "172.16.5.10",
      "user": "root",
      "port": 22,
      "identity_file": "/Users/ryan/.ssh/id_ed25519"
    },
    {
      "name": "test-proxy",
      "host": "internal.example.com",
      "user": "admin",
      "port": 3306,
      "identity_file": "/Users/ryan/.ssh/id_ed25519"
    },
    {
      "name": "callisto",
      "host": "192.168.86.56",
      "user": "ryan",
      "port": 3356,
      "identity_file": "/Users/ryan/.ssh/id_ed25519"
    }
  ],
  "total_count": 3,
  "detailed": false
}

Architecture

Rather than modifying your main SSH config directly, Tengingarstjóri will:

• Create a managed config file: ~/.ssh/config.tengingarstjori
• Add a single line to main config to include our new file: Include ~/.ssh/config.tengingarstjori
• Manage connections separately: All additions/changes go to the managed file
• Preserve your existing SSH setup: Your existing SSH config remains untouched

Yeah, but the name?

Tengingarstjóri is Icelandic for "Connection Manager". If I can't think of a good name for a new project, I default to trying to find an Icelandic alternative.

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Fair question. I am building this little tool for a few reasons:

• I learn best when I have a problem to solve and I am trying to learn more python in 2025. Two birds, one stone.
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